Lockeford, CA is a small community located in San Joaquin County. In terms of politics, the city is represented by several local officials that are elected every four years to serve on the Lockeford City Council. The council members consist of five representatives from different voting districts and are responsible for enacting and enforcing laws that benefit the citizens of Lockeford. They also manage the city’s finances, handle public safety matters, and work with other government agencies to ensure the city achieves its goals. The mayor of Lockeford is chosen by the City Council at their yearly meeting. He or she acts as a spokesperson for the city and presides over all meetings, making sure that laws are followed and decisions made in the best interests of Lockeford's citizens.
The political climate in Lockeford, CA is leaning liberal.
San Joaquin County, CA is somewhat liberal. In San Joaquin County, CA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Joaquin county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.8%.
San Joaquin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lockeford, CA is leaning liberal.
San Joaquin County, California is somewhat liberal.
Stockton Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lockeford, California: r r D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lockeford, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 868 contributions totaling $53,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 351 contributions totaling $83,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)